Section 15, Part A - Medical and Health Expenditures - Screening Questions for Payments
Section 15, Part A collects out-of-pocket medical payments, including payments for medical services,
prescription drug purchases, and rentals or purchases of medical supplies and equipment. IMPORTANT: The Census Bureau does not release to the Bureau of Labor Statistics any confidential information such as names and
addresses. This information is only used during the course of the interview.
By payments I mean any expenses paid by any members of your CU directly to a
medical provider by cash, check, credit card, or automatically deducted from your
account for a medical service or item. Include all payments, even those for
persons who are outside of your CU.